66/71 They would have played the devil with the American ships, for they are most formidable ships. I suppose the Yankees will sleep more comfortably in consequence." (Lyons Papers.) The Foreign Office thought that it had thwarted plans to seize violently the vessels and get them to sea. 25, and Romaine to Hammond, Oct. 26, 1863.).] [Footnote 1034: F.O., Am., Vol.929.Marked "September, 1863." The draft summarized the activities of Confederate ship-building and threatened Southern agents in England with "the penalities of the law...."] [Footnote 1035: F.O., Am., Vol. |